Next manager?

[SoccerHQ]

Clough Junior just did another job this time on a premiership team

we never got his dad but i wouldn't be against his Son

meets my two criteria of
1-  builds decent teams
2- plays good football

he wouldn't be my first choice but i'd probably take him over Terry or Henry

Sheffield United and Burton played long ball whenever I've seen them play Walsall in last few years.

Top half of league 1/bottom half championship is his level. Derby didn't really do much all the time he was there.

[luke95]

Clough Junior just did another job this time on a premiership team

we never got his dad but i wouldn't be against his Son

meets my two criteria of
1-  builds decent teams
2- plays good football

he wouldn't be my first choice but i'd probably take him over Terry or Henry

Nah been about far too long without any run of success & a crack at bigger club, Sheff Utd is about his level.

[CT]

I thought Nigel Clough was a pretty decent footballer and you can see how he likes to get his teams to play but I think managing us would be too big a step up. It's a no from me.

Singing "Cloughie give us a wave" would be strange. The last time I did that was in 1986/87 at the City Ground when we lost 6-0.

[TheMalandro]

Clough Junior just did another job this time on a premiership team

we never got his dad but i wouldn't be against his Son

meets my two criteria of
1-  builds decent teams
2- plays good football

he wouldn't be my first choice but i'd probably take him over Terry or Henry

Nah been about far too long without any run of success & a crack at bigger club, Sheff Utd is about his level.

That's what many said about Warnock. Not that young Nigel is my first choice.

[algy]

Personally, whoever is Villa manager - they get a contract to Summer 2019.  You get the club promoted, or you're gone.  If the club goes up, then we'll talk about a longer contract (maybe 2 years, with a defined goal at the end of that period - maybe reasonable mid-table position, with a squad capable of improving with investment).

The manager should be picked with the current players in mind, and where the squad needs to be in a couple of years.  With that in mind, I'd be completely fine with Allardyce taking on the team right now.  He'd probably get the players we have playing reasonably well, and given an instruction to bring in players so that someone like a Dean Smith (who IMO is the wrong manager for Villa right now, we're not in the right place squad-wise) or a 'continental' type to come in and be able to work with the squad they've been given and improve it.  I'm sure half the reason the Remi Garde appointment didn't work out was because he was the right man, but at completely the wrong time.  That shouldn't happen again.

So, for me - Allardyce for the rest of this season, and potentially another 2 if he gets the club promoted.  Then part on good terms, and replace him with someone who's capable of pushing the club forwards.

[pauliewalnuts]

Personally, whoever is Villa manager - they get a contract to Summer 2019.  You get the club promoted, or you're gone.  If the club goes up, then we'll talk about a longer contract (maybe 2 years, with a defined goal at the end of that period - maybe reasonable mid-table position, with a squad capable of improving with investment).

No manager who is not desperate would go for those terms.

[Ian.]

I despair everytime I see Allardyce mentioned. When will we ever wake up from this nightmare?

[john e]

Personally, whoever is Villa manager - they get a contract to Summer 2019.  You get the club promoted, or you're gone.  If the club goes up, then we'll talk about a longer contract (maybe 2 years, with a defined goal at the end of that period - maybe reasonable mid-table position, with a squad capable of improving with investment).

The manager should be picked with the current players in mind, and where the squad needs to be in a couple of years.  With that in mind, I'd be completely fine with Allardyce taking on the team right now.  He'd probably get the players we have playing reasonably well, and given an instruction to bring in players so that someone like a Dean Smith (who IMO is the wrong manager for Villa right now, we're not in the right place squad-wise) or a 'continental' type to come in and be able to work with the squad they've been given and improve it.  I'm sure half the reason the Remi Garde appointment didn't work out was because he was the right man, but at completely the wrong time.  That shouldn't happen again.

So, for me - Allardyce for the rest of this season, and potentially another 2 if he gets the club promoted.  Then part on good terms, and replace him with someone who's capable of pushing the club forwards.

I think a diet of Mcliesh, Lambert, Bruce for 6 out of the last 7 years followed by Allardyce would probably be enough to kill me off, I honestly don't think I could take any more

all hope would be gone

[Des Little]

just imagine the furore if Allardyce rocked up next.

[Legion]

I'd rather stick with Bruce.

[Monty]

I think Allardyce is better, and not by a little bit either.

[mr underhill]

better than Bruce and I think he'd take it on a short term contract, especially with a big incentive package . Money always talks with Sam.

[villa `cross the mersey]

What's Graham Turner doing these days?

[paul_e]

Allerdyce is a twat but he's a far better manager than the rest of the dinosaurs.

[john e]

the worst thing about someone like Alardyce being appointed next is that it would be a big statement from the new owners as to the direction they think the club should go

ie no forward thinking, no long term plan, no priority for a better playing style, no progressive new ideas, no desire for change, no thought for the long suffering fan, no thanks

as I've said before can you imagine  Mcliesh, Lambert, Bruce, Allardyce
fuck me did someone break a million mirrors at Villa Park sometime